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Oklahoma State stuns No. 1 Kansas for historic win

Another No. 1 went down.Oklahoma State held on to pull off a huge upset, knocking off No. 1 Kansas 85-80 on Saturday, snapping the Jayhawks' nation-leading 18-game winning streak. Ironically, it was the

Oklahoma State held on to pull off a huge upset, knocking off Kansas 85-80, snapping the Jayhawks' nation-leading 18-game winning streak. Kansas was voted No. 1 in the latest USA TODAY Sports' coaches poll, while Michigan is No. 1 in the AP poll.

"We had to come out, punch them in the mouth and not let the crowd get into it," Oklahoma State's Markel Brown said. "We just beat one of the top teams in the country."

Smart spearheaded a 13-2 Oklahoma State run with a couple of key baskets down the stretch. The Cowboys trailed 66-62 before Smart took over.

The Jayhawks (19-2, 7-1) trimmed it to 81-80 on a basket by Elijah Johnson with 18.8 seconds left. Oklahoma State's Phil Forte then made two clutch free throws with 7.9 seconds to give the Cowboys a three-point cushion.

Oklahoma State center Philip Jurick (44) blocks a shot by Kansas center Jeff Withey (5) during the second half of the Big-12 clash on Saturday at Lawrence, Kan. Oklahoma State won 85-80.(Photo: Orlin Wagner, AP)

Kansas had a chance to tie the game, but Johnson turned the ball over and the Jayhawks never got a shot off, as a Forte lay-up put the finishing touches on Oklahoma State's first win at Kansas since 1989, which also broke a 33-game winning KU home winning streak at Allen Fieldhouse.

"All he had to do was shoot it," Kansas coach Bill Self said of Johnson's turnover with a few seconds left. "He crossed over and I don't know where he was going, and he lost it."

Ben McLemore led the Jayhawks with 23 points in the losing effort.

"This one hurts, definitely," said Withey, who finished with 10 points and three blocks.

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Former Utah head coach Rick Majerus' sweater is retired to the rafters of the Jon M. Hunstman Center during halftime of the team's game against Colorado on Saturday in Salt Lake City. Majerus coached at Utah for 14 years.
Steve C. Wilson, AP